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Rabbi Steve Burg

Rabbi Steven Burg, Aish’s CEO, also serves on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency, as an Executive Board Member of the Rabbinical Council of America, and a Board Member of Yeshiva University High Schools and Naaleh High School.
Prior to Aish, Rabbi Burg was the Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center where he oversaw the Museum of Tolerance in New York City and contributed to the Center’s fight against antisemitism. He served as Managing Director of the Orthodox Union (OU) and as International Director of NCSY, a large international Jewish youth movement, where he founded two outreach programs for unaffiliated Jewish teens – Jewish Student Union (JSU), a network of hundreds of public high school clubs in North America and the Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ), an Israel summer experience.
A respected and highly popular thought leader, Rabbi Burg is an oft-requested speaker around the world, monthly columnist for the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) whose opinion pieces have appeared in many news outlets, and a frequent guest commentator on news channels as diverse as Al Jazeera, Foxnews, Newsmax and PBS.


Iran’s Attack on Israel

We thank the Almighty, working through the IDF, for protecting the Jewish people from the massive attack from Iran.

 

Good with Money: Funding the Jewish Future with Mike Leven

Only 30% of Jews give to Jewish causes. Recognizing that significant funding gap, philanthropist Mike Leven created the Jewish Future Pledge.

 

Good With Money: Adam Milstein on Entrepreneurial Philanthropy

Adam Milstein is a philanthroneur - a businessman who proactively creates new opportunities for effective philanthropy. He has parlayed his success in business into a vigorous defense against antisemitism. His core teaching is that "when you are philanthropic good things happen."

 

Good With Money: Bari Erber on Work/Life Balance

Bari Erber is a highly successful entrepreneur who has managed to strike that fine balance between a demanding work schedule, her family (she's a mother of six), and her passion for her philanthropy.

 

Good With Money: Bob Diener, Co-Founder & President of Getaroom.com

Bob Diener helped revolutionize the travel industry with his groundbreaking Hotels.com website. He is also a passionate philanthropist who believes that successful people are "stewards" of this world who are obligated to leave it in a better state than which they found it.

Faithful Soldier: Remembering My Beloved Father, Rabbi Melvin I. Burg

My father dedicated his life to the service of others.

 

Good with Money: Optimism and Opportunity, An Interview with Michael Eisenberg

Businessman, author and philanthropist Michael Eisenberg shares his life and business wisdom and outlines his reasons why we should all be optimistic.

 

Chanukah’s Physical Response to a Spiritual Threat

 

Parental Love

 

The Power of Friends

 

The Power of the Kotel

 

The Power of One

 

The Life of Sarah

 

The Power of Change

 

Why Abraham is the Pillar of the World

 

Taking Responsibility

 

Unity Is Not Always a Plus

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